Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to traction.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or relating to traction.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, or caused by
traction
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Examples
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By contrast, a locked differential forces both left and right wheels on the same axle to rotate at the same speed under nearly all circumstances, without regard to tractional differences seen at either wheel.
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By contrast, a locked differential forces both left and right wheels on the same axle to rotate at the same speed under nearly all circumstances, without regard to tractional differences seen at either wheel.
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Swinging is tractional rather than compressive force like lifting weights, and as a result, is a constant state of "pulling".
Writing, Drinking, and Working Out Steven Barnes 2009
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The Kid, not being equipped with a retinue, nor bountifully supplied with personal admirers and supporters -- on account of a rather umbrageous reputation even for the border -- considered it not incompatible with his indisputable gameness to perform that judicious tractional act known as
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X) Various 1887
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The Kid, not being equipped with a retinue, nor bountifully supplied with personal admirers and supporters -- on account of a rather umbrageous reputation, even for the border -- considered it not incompatible with his indisputable gameness to perform that judicious tractional act known as "pulling his freight."
Roads of Destiny O. Henry 1886
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It may lead to many complications, such as cystoid macular edema, macular pucker formation, tractional macular detachment, and full-thickness macular hole formation.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Niranjan Kumar 2010
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• Figure 11 • Local exudative and tractional retinal detachment caused by an HB in a
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In one case of tractional myopic macular schisis, a full correction was achieved by buckling and visual acuity improved.
Naturejobs - All Jobs B Ward 2009
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